Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Crackdown starts March 14.
Plainfield police are warning motorists to celebrate safely this St. Patrick's Day and are conducting a holiday crackdown on drunken drivers and motorists who fail to buckle up. As part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns, police remind those who plan to drink alcohol to designate a sober driver before the party begins. "Too often, St. Patrick’s Day can be a deadly and dangerous time on roadways because of drunk driving," police said in a press release. "That is why from March 14th through March 17th, Plainfield officers will be working overtime to catch and arrest anyone who is driving drunk, and cite anyone who fails to buckle up." Will County Sheriff's police will also conduct drunken driving and seat …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Arrests reported by Plainfield police, other agencies, March 9-10.
Thurston J. Bogatitus, 23, of the 15000 block of Fairfield Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. David Sommerio, 26, of the 7000 block of Applegate Drive in unincorporated Plainfield was arrested by Plainfield police and charged with manufacture/delivery of 10-30 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Will County jail booking records. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter Esteban Amaro, 29, of the 14000 block of Jefferson Avenue, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of domestic battery and knowingly damaging property, police…
Monday, March 4, 2013
Arrests reported by Plainfield police, other agencies, Feb. 28-March 1.
Lauren Murray, 21, of the 6300 block of Brixton in Plainfield was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and improper traffic lane use, according to jail bookings. David J. Pratt, 40, of the 13000 block of Mulberry, Plainfield, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the Will County jail on a charge of domestic battery, police said. Patrick Guyal Daly, 20, of the 16000 block of Spangler Road, Plainfield, was arrested by the Will County Cooperative Police Assistance Team and booked into the county jail on charges of manufacture/delivery of 15-100 grams of heroin, possession of 2.5 grams or less of cannabis, possession of schedule II …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Arrests and incidents reported by Plainfield police, Will County Sheriff's police, Jan. 22-Feb. 14.
Christine Diver, 44, of the 2700 block of Foxwood Drive, New Lenox, was arrested by Plainfield police at 4:05 p.m. at a business at 11860 S. Route 59 and charged with retail theft, police said. Sandie Dresden, 30, of the 15000 block of Route 59 in Plainfield was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police in the 2200 block of Route 59 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal and possession of a controlled substance, police said. Audon Gonzalez, 37, of the 900 block of Kelly Avenue, Joliet, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police at 127th and New Avenue and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to police. Two unknown males stole …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Arrests reported by Plainfield police, other agencies, Jan. 31-Feb. 10.
Christian Antiveros, 19, of the 200 block of Comstock Street, Joliet, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis and possession of a controlled substance, according to county records. Daniel J. Hyzny, 21, of the 13000 block of Meadow Lane, Plainfield, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use, according to police. Michael Conoboy, 21, of the 500 block of Vertin Boulevard, Shorewood, was arrested by Plainfield police at 8:51 p.m. at Walmart, 12690 S. Route 59, and charged with retail theft. Brittney Fairfax, 19, of the 24000 block of Oak Street, …
Sunday, February 10, 2013
A Bolingbrook man was arrested last week after striking a snow plow. A Plainfield Public Works employee suffered minor injuries.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A Bolingbrook man was arrested late Friday after striking the Plainfield Public Works vehicle.
A Plainfield Public Works employee suffered minor injuries when a drunken driver crashed into a snow plow Friday night, according to village staff. Director of Public Works Allen Persons said the snow plow driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and released, following the late-night crash on Feb. 1. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. Plainfield Traffic Sgt. Eric Munson said the plow was headed east on 135th Street near Kerr Street at around 11:30 p.m. when the westbound Cadillac crossed the center line and struck it. The driver of the Cadillac, 35-year-old William Zielinski of the 300 block of Pinto Drive, Bolingbrook, did not appear to be injured, police said, but was taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital …
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Here are some eye-opening statistics about drunk driving, and what will happen if you get caught.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Patch already gave you tips on how much you can drink before your alcohol level makes it unsafe to drive. But before you take that first sip of champagne, we want to remind you of some sobering statistics regarding DUI. Mothers Against Drunk Driving at www.madd.org provided the following: Since thousands of Americans die each year on the road due to drunken, drugged or distracted drivers, President Barack Obama proclaimed December "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month." To read the proclamation, click here. If you've ignored all our warnings thus far and the idea of hurting yourself or others is not enough to keep you from driving while intoxicated, we have included a link to the Illinois State Police page that lists the penalties of…
Friday, November 23, 2012
Arrests reported by Plainfield police, Nov. 7-20.
Burglary charge Kendrick D. Bibbs, 18, of the 24000 block of Norwood Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of burglary and knowingly damaging property, police said. Get local news delivered straight to your inbox — sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. DUI arrest Christopher Conway, 21, of the 25000 block of Blakely Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police at 6:51 a.m. at Fraser Drive and Route 59 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. Bond amount was $100. Battery Peter Steinys, 55, of the 24000 block of Barolo Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police at 3:30 p.m. at Feeney Drive and McMullin Circle and charged …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Trying to out run the police never really works, especially when you're drunk.
Oct. 15 Ozram Marzo, 26, 274 Cobb Circle, was charged with DUI and no taillights, following traffic stop at Hampshire Ln. & Winston Dr. at 3:02 a.m. Oct. 14 Jose Guzman-Gomez, 24, 315 Woodcreek Drive, was charged with two counts of hit and run, no valid driver’s license, , no insurance, two counts of DUI, hitchhiking and illegal transportation of alcohol on the 300 block of Woodcreek Drive at 11:59 a.m. Delfino Jimenez, 24, 108 Delmar Drive, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, failure to notify damage, driving on a suspended license, hit & run and no insurance on the 500 block of Remington Blvd. at 4:11 am. Jose Amador, 50, 109 Rocklyn Court, was charged with two counts of DUI, improper turn at intersection and illegal …
Ernie Knight
11:39 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
So doing a press release and having a concerted effort to arrest drunk drivers is not taking it "seriously"? But they're doing it for money rather than safety reasons, supposedly? Make up your mind are they doing it for the wrong reason or not doing it? more ›